[Disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome as a manifestation of breast adenocarcinoma metastasis].
Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a well known complication of malignancies especially of mucin-secreting cancers. However, it rarely occurs as the first clinical manifestation of a neoplasm. We report the case of a subacute disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome revealing a metastatic breast carcinoma.
Ludwig
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Clinique d'Hématologie, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles.
Kentos
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Crenier
L
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Dargent
J L
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Capel
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Feremans
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged
Syndrome de coagulation intravasculaire disséminée révélateur de la généralisation d'un adénocarcinome mammaire.